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Show I ISLA ISLAVERY SLA SLAVERY RY STILL EXISTS . . I IIt It is almost incredible mcredible that in thisI thist thissear this thisear sear \ ear of 1933 there should still be be5000,000 be5000000 I t 5 000,000 000000 , , or more human beings exist exist- existing existing existing - ing in abject sIavel slavery ' ' in various partsi partsj parts partsof j 1 1of of the world Yet such is the case caseaccording , 'Rccording Rccording according ' to a report of a slavery com com- corn- corn commission cornmission commission - mission organized under the auspices auspicesof of the League of NationsSlavery NationsSlavery Nations NationsSlavery I NationsI Slavery is found , , it is said , , in nearly nearlya nearlyI a score of countries , and is especially especiallyI especiallyp especiallyprevalent especiallyprevalent especiallyprevalent I p I ' prevalent in Abyssinia , China , , Hedjaz HedjazLiberia , ILIberia LIberia and other states A travelerm travelerIn traveler I In Abyssinia Abyssmia has described "slavery slavery "slaveryopen slaveryopen " , , 'open open Iopen I ' open , cruel and fiendish , , gangs ofslaves of oflaes la\es la es slaves "la la " < ; \ es marching in misery nusery , the men menchained menchained menchained , chained together in rows , and the theI thewomen thewomen thewomen I women and children c1uldren clnidren dragging draggmg themselves them them- themI themselves themselves - selves along beside the main body " I There Is no doubt that similar co'iditaons CO'1- CO'1 CO1 co'i- co'i coi CO'1ditlons con conditions ' - ditions ditlons ditaons c exist ist m many other countnes countries countriesalthough , , I Ialthough although in most of them slavery is isoflclally isofficially isoficially oflclally officially f01 foibidden f 01 bidden In some ! areas thecondition the thecondition thecondition condition of actual sla\ sla slab slavery slaery \ ery is dis- dis disgwsed disguised dis disguised - guised gwsed imder tmder under the form of contract contractlabor contractlabor contractlabor labor and aid peonage or debt slavery , the thelatter thelatter thelatter latter also prevailing prevaihng in some South SouthAmerican SouthAmerican SouthAmerican American countriesSome countriesSome countries countriesSome Some encouragement encomugement is seen , how how- however however however - ever , m in the steps being taken by the theLeague theLeague theLeague League towaid towald toward the abolishment of ofslavery ofslavery ofslavery slavery , particularly by the BntlSh British BntlShgovel'Ilment Britishgovernment Britishgovernment govel'Ilment govelIlment government ' , , , through whose efforts effortsabout effortsabout effortsabout about 700,000 700000 , slaves have been liberated liber liber- liberated liberated - - ated since the close of the war . Now , as always Ialways , the suppression of of"man's of"man's of"man's ofmans "man's mans " ' ' inhumanity mhumanity to man " is one of ofclvihzations ofcivilizations ofcivilizations clvihzations civilizations major tasks . |